Ethnobotanical Plant Sassafras albidum | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Name

Sasafras; Sassafras

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Country/Region	Reference
/	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Tooth)	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Alterative	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Analgesic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Antiseptic	US	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Antiseptic	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Antiseptic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Astringent	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Bronchitis	US(Appalachia)	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Cancer	US	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Carcinogenic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Carminative	US	Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Catarrh	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Cold	US	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Demulcent	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Demulcent	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Dentifrice	US	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Dentistry	US	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Depurative	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *